EP0941938A3 - Tamper resistant bottle cap and neck - Google Patents

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EP0941938A3
EP0941938A3 EP99300823A EP99300823A EP0941938A3 EP 0941938 A3 EP0941938 A3 EP 0941938A3 EP 99300823 A EP99300823 A EP 99300823A EP 99300823 A EP99300823 A EP 99300823A EP 0941938 A3 EP0941938 A3 EP 0941938A3
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bottle cap
neck
threads
bottle
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Walter E. Hidding
Douglas J. Hidding
Robert D. Hidding
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Blackhawk Molding Co Inc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/325—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings with integral internal sealing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/32—Caps or cap-like covers with lines of weakness, tearing-strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices, e.g. to facilitate formation of pouring openings
    • B65D41/34—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt
    • B65D41/3404—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element
    • B65D41/3409—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers provided with tamper elements formed in, or attached to, the closure skirt with ratchet-and-pawl mechanism between the container and the closure skirt or the tamper element the tamper element being integrally connected to the closure by means of bridges

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Abstract

An improved tamper resistant bottle cap (11) and neck for bottles which hold liquid is provided. The bottle cap of the present invention includes a circular cover (12), a skirt (14) depending from the periphery of the cover, and a tamper evidencing ring (18) with ratchet teeth (20) which mesh with a matching set of ratchet teeth on a bottle neck. The skirt of the bottle cap includes an interior surface having threads (26) for retaining the cap to a bottle neck and a lower end having a circumferential flange with semi-circular outwardly extending tabs. The tamper evidencing ring is connected to the flange by frangible connections between the outwardly extending tabs of the flange and the ratchet teeth of the tamper evidencing ring. The bottle neck of the present invention includes a cylindrical exterior surface (66) having threads (68) for retaining a bottle cap, a circumferential ratchet portion (70) below the threads, and a circumferential transfer ring (78) below the ratchet portion.
EP99300823A 1998-02-04 1999-02-04 Tamper resistant bottle cap and neck Expired - Lifetime EP0941938B1 (en)

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US09/018,620 US6003701A (en) 1998-02-04 1998-02-04 Tamper resistant bottle cap and neck
US18620 1998-02-04

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EP0941938A2 EP0941938A2 (en) 1999-09-15
EP0941938A3 true EP0941938A3 (en) 2000-12-27
EP0941938B1 EP0941938B1 (en) 2004-04-21

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EP (1) EP0941938B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1132766C (en)
CA (1) CA2261017C (en)
DE (1) DE69916520T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2218951T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1023759A1 (en)
IL (1) IL128333A (en)
MX (1) MXPA99001314A (en)

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CN1239058A (en) 1999-12-22
DE69916520T2 (en) 2004-08-19
CN1132766C (en) 2003-12-31
MXPA99001314A (en) 2002-06-19
HK1023759A1 (en) 2000-09-22
EP0941938A2 (en) 1999-09-15
IL128333A0 (en) 2000-01-31
IL128333A (en) 2001-09-13
ES2218951T3 (en) 2004-11-16
DE69916520D1 (en) 2004-05-27

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